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H.R. 3836: Pat Summitt Congressional Gold Medal Act

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H.R. 3836: Pat Summitt Congressional Gold Medal Act

113th Congress · introduced 2014-01-09 · Sports and Recreation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-01-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Pat Summitt Congressional Gold Medal Act

Plain summary

Pat Summitt Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to Pat Summitt in recognition of her career in women's team sports and her courage in speaking out about her battle with Alzheimer's disease. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell bronze duplicates of such medal at a price sufficient to cover the cost of both the gold and bronze medals.

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Official text

Pat Summitt Congressional Gold Medal Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] · 142 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Steve Womack (R-AR), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Austin Scott (R-GA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Sam Graves (R-MO), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA) and 82 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr3836 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113